Karen Leigh

Karen Leigh says, “I couldn’t be more grateful to wake every day in this beautiful state and earn a living doing something I love.”

Karen says she knew the moment she landed at DIA in 2008, that she had come home.

An Arkansas native, she grew up loving the great outdoors — and what better place to explore than Colorado!

A four-time Emmy winner, with 20 years of experience, Karen respects the TV business and accepts its challenges, changes and demands.

She’s covered floods, tornadoes, wildfires, the Aurora theater shooting and most recently traveled to California for Super Bowl 50 for week-long coverage on our beloved Broncos and their remarkable win.

Covering Peyton Manning on the memorable year preceding his retirement is something she says she’ll never forget.

Karen says, “So often, we spend days covering disasters and tragedies – it was rewarding to share coverage of something that we all love and can be proud of – our Denver Broncos.”

On settling down in Denver, Karen says, “I cannot express enough my love for this community and what it represents. Our neighbors are strong, resilient, passionate, loving, caring, generous and intelligent people. Full of imagination and desire to make our state better for everyone. I’m so proud to call myself a Coloradan.”

For Karen, free time means slow jogs, walks with the dogs, working in the yard, reading, golf and spending as much time as possible with her daughter, friends and family.

As for charities and organizations? Karen says, “I find it difficult to champion just one cause. While the MS Society is close to my heart, there are so many remarkable organizations that do so much, such as ACE Foundation, Second Wind Fund and Women’s Foundation of Colorado.”

“Getting involved is easy here … there are so many ways to help and in turn enrich your own life!”